Jewel in the Rough
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: Hey, do I look Japanese? No? Then don't assume I own YYH.
Chapter 20
Most of the group had left long ago. The hours that passed had led their peruses to believe that those they wished to find weren't there. Now it was close to sunset, the late afternoon sun sending golden light into the living room.
Fox gazed silently at his granddaughter and Kurama. She'd fallen asleep in his arms, regaining the strength and energy lost in the battle. After all, the first major conflict wasn't the easiest on the inexperienced. Then his eyes caught the gleam of the necklace she wore. A running fox... "I thought so."
Kurama glanced up, green eyes startled. "What do you mean?" he queried.
The elder demon snorted. "I'm dying, not blind, Kurama." A sigh came from him. "I can see that you love her, and that she loves you. I don't mean head-over-heels type of love, but one that lasts through the ages of this world."
Amber sighed in her sleep, snuggling deeper into Kurama's embrace. He gazed at her fondly, running his fingers through her golden hair. The silken texture sent tingles down his spine.
Then, Fox's voice broke in on his thoughts. "That's what I'm talking about. Amber cares for you in the same way. But her father is extremely protective. He's afraid that what happened to her mother will happen to her. What he doesn't see is that a worse fate could befall her if he keeps it up."
Kurama met his gaze, startled. "Nani?!" A fate worse than death? He couldn't let that happen to her.
He chuckled. "You've seen what she can do. If they get a hold of her, the entire planet will be in grave peril. They would have control of the primal forces of nature."
Kurama's gaze returned to the sleeping vixen. How could she have that much power? "Is that even possible?" He sounded confused, as he'd been an orphan for much of his fox life before merging with Suiichi.
"Very. Both of you are the key to the power. Nature is her own and she's made her choice. Together you can access a great power, but only when it is absolutely necessary."
"As you said," Kurama sighed, "Nature is her own." He realized what this meant. Those legends that had no past proof could very well tell of future events. Campfire side stories meant to relieve tension could be the truth of their destiny.
Amber shifted, her green eyes opening. "I heard all of that. Do you know why they want the power?" One of her hands tightened around her koi's as she tried to sort it all out.
Fox snorted disdainfully. "Because they want to control the world. I have no idea of how they could be stopped permanently."
She slowly sat up, staying in contact with Kurama. "We might be able to stop them, but there is always a balance."
"That's right. The brighter the light, the deeper the darkness." the younger fox agreed, gazing at her grandfather.
Fox suppressed a smile. I knew it. They are the key to all the powers of nature. My grand daughter couldn't handle it alone.
Kiyoshi entered the room and let out a strangled sound. "Fox, don't you see this?!" he demanded, gesturing to the young foxes cuddling with eachother on the couch.
"I see it. You are over reacting. They are meant for eachother, you can't come between them anymore." Fox declared. I knew he wasn't going to like this. That's probably why Amber didn't tell him. She wanted to be with her soul mate without her father interfering.
"Tousan," Amber began, "stop it. The more you try to stop this, the harder it will be on you. I'm not a little girl anymore. Take that protective attitude and apply it to your job." Her glare made him shudder.
She acts like a demon sometimes. That's too much like her mother. Both are way too fierce. Sea green eyes appeared troubled.
"Callista-san, you don't understand what this is about. They will continue to attack until they get what they want. I understand how they think. Amber has something they want, a power nature granted her." Kurama added. His hand tightened around hers, already taking on some of the attitude of a fox to his vixen.
Slowly, she straightened up so as not to cause a flare up of pain. "It's my life, my choice. I will continue to train and improve. We all have responsibilities. Mine just happens to be to Spirit World."
Kiyoshi pulled back, startled. It was time to let go. Amber wasn't a little girl anymore, no matter how much he wished otherwise. She'd accepted the danger of her heritage and would fight the darkness until she couldn't fight anymore.
Now I'm scared. I could loose her like I did Yukari.
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: Hey, do I look Japanese? No? Then don't assume I own YYH.
Chapter 20
Most of the group had left long ago. The hours that passed had led their peruses to believe that those they wished to find weren't there. Now it was close to sunset, the late afternoon sun sending golden light into the living room.
Fox gazed silently at his granddaughter and Kurama. She'd fallen asleep in his arms, regaining the strength and energy lost in the battle. After all, the first major conflict wasn't the easiest on the inexperienced. Then his eyes caught the gleam of the necklace she wore. A running fox... "I thought so."
Kurama glanced up, green eyes startled. "What do you mean?" he queried.
The elder demon snorted. "I'm dying, not blind, Kurama." A sigh came from him. "I can see that you love her, and that she loves you. I don't mean head-over-heels type of love, but one that lasts through the ages of this world."
Amber sighed in her sleep, snuggling deeper into Kurama's embrace. He gazed at her fondly, running his fingers through her golden hair. The silken texture sent tingles down his spine.
Then, Fox's voice broke in on his thoughts. "That's what I'm talking about. Amber cares for you in the same way. But her father is extremely protective. He's afraid that what happened to her mother will happen to her. What he doesn't see is that a worse fate could befall her if he keeps it up."
Kurama met his gaze, startled. "Nani?!" A fate worse than death? He couldn't let that happen to her.
He chuckled. "You've seen what she can do. If they get a hold of her, the entire planet will be in grave peril. They would have control of the primal forces of nature."
Kurama's gaze returned to the sleeping vixen. How could she have that much power? "Is that even possible?" He sounded confused, as he'd been an orphan for much of his fox life before merging with Suiichi.
"Very. Both of you are the key to the power. Nature is her own and she's made her choice. Together you can access a great power, but only when it is absolutely necessary."
"As you said," Kurama sighed, "Nature is her own." He realized what this meant. Those legends that had no past proof could very well tell of future events. Campfire side stories meant to relieve tension could be the truth of their destiny.
Amber shifted, her green eyes opening. "I heard all of that. Do you know why they want the power?" One of her hands tightened around her koi's as she tried to sort it all out.
Fox snorted disdainfully. "Because they want to control the world. I have no idea of how they could be stopped permanently."
She slowly sat up, staying in contact with Kurama. "We might be able to stop them, but there is always a balance."
"That's right. The brighter the light, the deeper the darkness." the younger fox agreed, gazing at her grandfather.
Fox suppressed a smile. I knew it. They are the key to all the powers of nature. My grand daughter couldn't handle it alone.
Kiyoshi entered the room and let out a strangled sound. "Fox, don't you see this?!" he demanded, gesturing to the young foxes cuddling with eachother on the couch.
"I see it. You are over reacting. They are meant for eachother, you can't come between them anymore." Fox declared. I knew he wasn't going to like this. That's probably why Amber didn't tell him. She wanted to be with her soul mate without her father interfering.
"Tousan," Amber began, "stop it. The more you try to stop this, the harder it will be on you. I'm not a little girl anymore. Take that protective attitude and apply it to your job." Her glare made him shudder.
She acts like a demon sometimes. That's too much like her mother. Both are way too fierce. Sea green eyes appeared troubled.
"Callista-san, you don't understand what this is about. They will continue to attack until they get what they want. I understand how they think. Amber has something they want, a power nature granted her." Kurama added. His hand tightened around hers, already taking on some of the attitude of a fox to his vixen.
Slowly, she straightened up so as not to cause a flare up of pain. "It's my life, my choice. I will continue to train and improve. We all have responsibilities. Mine just happens to be to Spirit World."
Kiyoshi pulled back, startled. It was time to let go. Amber wasn't a little girl anymore, no matter how much he wished otherwise. She'd accepted the danger of her heritage and would fight the darkness until she couldn't fight anymore.
Now I'm scared. I could loose her like I did Yukari.